Regional All Stars

TIMELINE

  • Region Mentors will reach out to coaches on February 23rd to solicit student nominees for the All-Star teams.
  • Coaches will have until February 27th to submit names.
  • Mentors will then send a ballot to all coaches to vote on All-Star members that must be returned by March 6th.
  • Students chosen for their regional team will be contacted by KAAC with final details about the event.

KENTUCKY ACADEMIC REGIONAL ALL-STARS

2026 Teams Annoucement

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2026 Tournament Matches

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New for 2026 each of the 16 High School regions will submit an All-Star quick recall team, coordinated with the KAAC HS Regional Mentor.

  • Each team will consist of 5 players, decided upon by the regional coaches.
    • No more than 2 players from the same high school can be on the All-Star team.
    • All 5 players will play at some point in each match.
  • The regional coaches will also choose a coach and two honorable mention players for the team.
    • The honorable mention players serve as alternates only if one of the 5 players is unable to attend the event for any reason.

Competition

These 16 teams will come to Lexington and compete in a swiss pair morning session for seeding, followed by a single elimination afternoon bracket.

Awards (provided by KAAC)

  • The 5 students on the State Champion Team each receive a $300 scholarship.
  • The 5 students on the State Runner-Up Team each receive a $200 scholarship.
  • The 5 students on the State Third Place team each receive a $100 scholarship.
    • There will not be any trophies or medals awarded for this event.

Dates/Location

  • April 18, 2026, at Paul Laurence Dunbar HS in Lexington, KY

Formats

Morning Matches

The swiss pair morning would be toss-up questions only, no bonuses.  Consiting of 60 questions per round.

At the end of the 4 morning rounds the card the team has will be their seed for the afternoon.

Afternoon Matches

The afternoon bracket matches would be split into 4 segments as follows:

A. Toss-Up Round

  • Consisting of 40 toss-up questions.
  • All questions are worth 5 points; no penalty for incorrect answers.

B. Worksheet Round

  • 10 questions (two from each subject area).
  • Teams will have 4 minutes to complete.
  • Answers would be reviewed and graded against the key.
  • 10 points each, the score will be added to your team's total.

C. Bonus Round

  • Consisting of 20 questions, the captain answers for the team.
  • All questions are worth 5 points; no penalty for incorrect answers; however, the other team has a chance to steal (bounce back).
  • The trailing team is asked question 1 and then play alternates between the two teams. [So, the team trailing at the beginning of the round gets first shot at all odd-numbered questions and the other team gets first shot at all even-numbered questions.]

D. Lightning Round

  • Consisting of 20 rapid-fire toss-up questions around a theme.
  • All correct answers are worth 10 points; incorrect answers are penalized -5 points.